This dark wine has a fruity nose of blackberry and plum, but there are some more savory notes as well. Black pepper, cigar box and black olive also come through. On the palate, licorice and plums are in the forefront of one of the fruitier flavor profiles I have tasted in Apulian Primitivos. The 16% alcohol is not as overpowering as I imagined it would be. The tannins are fairly forceful and the acidity is refreshing. This wine drinks really well and will pair nicely with a marbled rib eye steak. — 5 years ago
‘My Favourite Primitivo’ — 8 years ago
Straordinario. Enozioni2018 — 9 years ago
The original Zinfandel! — 10 years ago
Great wine after a bit of air. Birthday wine. — 12 years ago
Great wine — 12 years ago
Ottimo come qualità prezzo — 12 years ago
Really rich and fruity — 5 years ago
Still learning wine. This is a good red. — 5 years ago
Jordy’s bday! Silky, smooth with a sweet finish — 5 years ago
Rich with some sweetness. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥3,000. — 8 years ago
Wow, what a deal at < $20 / bottle
Wine spectator says #69 of top 100 of 2014.
A burly, brambly red, underscored by tarry smoke and underbrush notes, offering flavors of blackberry coulis, herb-marinated black olive, grilled mushroom and ground spice. This shows muscle that recommends it to short-term cellaring, made accessible by integration and balance. Drink now through 2024. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. #69 – 91 points — 9 years ago
Vanilla, dark chocolate & ripe cherry. Deep intense. 2010 vintage. — 11 years ago
Nice spicy finish — 12 years ago
Quite the treat at Italian Wine Merchants in NYC. Great nose of mushrooms and it held up all night. Best $3.00 wine I've ever tasted... — 12 years ago
My ‘ house’ wine shared w friends & paired with baked Cod & Roquefort sauce, roasted vegetables, & barley. Pretty in color & on the palate: rusted rose hips, some distant forest floor. Medium plus acidity but enough to cut through the Roquefort sauce, & low enough tannins to not spar with the cod. — 5 years ago
Dark and dense with layers of cherry, tobacco, licorice, coffee and vanilla. — 5 years ago
Barolo never disappoints. Delish! — 6 years ago

My first Primitivo - medium dry but rich in favour! Wanna encore✨🌙✨ — 7 years ago
Honey on the nose, creamy, something green, fruit, pepper. — 8 years ago
Blueberries cassis chocolate violet prune. Slightly chewy medium tannin. Medium minus acidity. Well balanced. Warm mouthfeel. Some jammyness comes a bit later. — 9 years ago
Strong Berry. Wonderful nose. — 11 years ago
Very good Primitivo. Worth a repeat. — 12 years ago
Nicely balanced. — 12 years ago
This is by far the best wine I've ever had. Smooth. Easy drinking OMG love it — 13 years ago
Mark McAndrews
Nice smooth primitivo — 3 years ago